In a significant step toward advancing the AI ecosystem, the Ministry of Communication, Innovation and Digital Economy and Google have selected beneficiaries of the AI Fund, established by the National Centre for Artificial Intelligence and Robotics (NCAIR) in collaboration with Google. The Fund will see each selected startup receive ₦100 million in funding, along with […]
Read MoreTwenty-six forward-thinking startups in Nigeria’s agriculture sector presented their business expansion initiatives at the Lagos Agrithon Finale, competing for a share in a ₦100 million grant provided by the Lagos State Government to foster the growth of MSMEs within the agribusiness landscape. The Lagos Agrithon, designed to drive innovation across the food systems & agricultural […]
Read MoreThe platform allows content creators to reach global audience and make money through subscriptions. Amaka Studio, a social publishing platform that empowers Pan-African content creators, has announced the successful completion of its $2 million seed funding. The platform allows content creators to reach global audience and make money through subscriptions. Equitane is the lead investor, […]
Read MoreThe National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), through its dynamic subsidiary, the Office for Nigerian Digital Innovation (ONDI), is set to launch the 2024 Digital Nigeria Innovation Challenge. This three-stage competition will run from September 11 until October 23, 2024. The final pitch event will take place on October 23, 2024 in Abuja. According to […]
Read MoreThe Nigerian Government just launched a N100 million Artificial Intelligence Fund in collaboration with Google Africa to support Nigerian startups leveraging AI to build innovative solutions. The AI Fund, which will be coordinated by NCAIR Nigeria is a critical step in taking advantage of future technologies to develop homegrown innovation that addresses local challenges, accelerates […]
Read MoreAs the countdown to the maiden edition of ‘Oja Oge” Pop-up marketplace by Ecobank begins, over 100 top rated fashion, beauty and lifestyle businesses from across the country have indicated their interest and readiness to showcase their wares. Oja Oge by Ecobank is a pop-up marketplace for fashion, beauty, wellness, lifestyle and entertainment. The 2-day […]
Read MoreUntil the Nigerian Government takes drastic steps to tackle the complex and contradictory regulations that stifle innovation, significant of innovation for sustainable development in Nigeria will remains in doldrum notwithstanding the evidences that the innovation ecosystem is driven primarily by young population, who are increasingly tech-savvy and entrepreneurial. This sad state of the nation’s innovative […]
Read MoreThe iHATCH startup incubation programme has been able to create 1179 jobs within three years of its formation.The jobs, which were created by Cohort 1 and 2 had 16 trained startups with 32 participants, and a combined job of 179 and over 1000 indirect jobs. According to the Director General of the National Information Technology […]
Read MoreThree of Nigeria’s innovation solution providers are among the fifty finalists, who are uplifting their communities through the use of innovation, have been selected for the next round of the fifth edition of the Africa’s Business Heroes (ABH) competition, a competition of the philanthropic programme spearheaded by the Jack Ma Foundation and Alibaba Philanthropy to […]
Read MoreHafide Accounting, a Somaliland-based startup, has been selected for the famed Timbuktoo Africa Fintech Accelerator in Lagos, Nigeria. The Accelerator is United Nations Development Programme’s effort to ignite the African innovation ecosystem by supporting and investing in Africa’s best talent via 8 themed Timbuktoo hubs in 8 countries, 54 University Innovation Pods across Africa, and […]
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